beseni
beh-SEH-nee
How to say it
Swahilibesenibeh-SEH-nee
Englishbasin, tub, washbowl
Frenchbassine, cuvette
Meaning
A wide, open bowl of plastic or metal used for washing clothes, bathing a baby or carrying water. In geography, beseni la mto is a river basin.
Good to know
Ji/ma class noun, plural mabeseni: beseni la kufulia, a washing basin; beseni la maji, a basin of water. Beseni la Pangani is the Pangani river basin.
Examples
- Mama alifua nguo kwenye beseni kubwa.Mother washed the clothes in a big basin.
- Weka maji ya moto kwenye beseni la mtoto.Put warm water in the baby's tub.
- Wakulima wa beseni la mto huo wanategemea umwagiliaji.Farmers in that river basin rely on irrigation.
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